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In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« on: September 12, 2022, 09:11:42 PM »
Post anything that you feel may inspire other participants in this Group Build here . . .


cheers,
Robin.
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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2022, 10:51:04 PM »
An A380 RAF 1? She would let the prime minister use it from time to time.
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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2022, 10:54:51 PM »
A flying 'Big Lizzie' . . .   :smiley:


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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2022, 01:36:07 AM »
The Queen had a ride in an EE Lightning T.4 or T.5.
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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2022, 01:42:50 AM »
That would have been quite a few years ago! I wonder where they found a flight suit small enough for her.
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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2022, 01:57:23 AM »
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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2022, 03:07:07 AM »
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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2022, 04:24:21 AM »
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« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2022, 03:03:46 PM »
Margaret Thatcher decides that UK will actually purchase a small number of SR-71.
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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2022, 01:10:42 AM »

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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2022, 01:11:24 AM »
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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2022, 01:18:05 AM »
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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2022, 01:24:10 AM »


CFBV
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« Reply #14 on: September 14, 2022, 06:11:34 AM »
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« Reply #15 on: September 14, 2022, 06:12:22 AM »
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« Reply #16 on: September 14, 2022, 06:13:46 AM »
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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #17 on: September 14, 2022, 06:20:01 AM »
SCANIA 4X4 RIV (EX QUEENS FLIGHT) FIRE APPLIANCE



Source: https://www.govsales.co.uk/index.php/search-by-description/32962

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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #18 on: September 14, 2022, 07:46:25 PM »
Quote from: The Big Gimper on September 14, 2022, 06:12:22 AM


Wasn't that the oopsy that resulted in the King deciding not to fly himself any more?
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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #19 on: September 14, 2022, 09:29:31 PM »
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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #20 on: September 14, 2022, 10:57:15 PM »
From Key Aero:



Queen Elizabeth II  during the Coronation Review
https://www.key.aero/article/when-queen-first-reviewed-her-air-force
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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #21 on: September 16, 2022, 08:21:57 PM »
You can even mess around with scales.

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Offline Kerick

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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #22 on: September 17, 2022, 12:53:25 AM »
Quote from: Story on September 16, 2022, 08:21:57 PM
You can even mess around with scales.

Oh Behave.

Oh Lord that opens a lot of doors! And windows!
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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #23 on: September 17, 2022, 06:17:10 AM »
The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6 (Military Intelligence, Section 6), is the foreign intelligence service of the United Kingdom, tasked mainly with the covert overseas collection and analysis of human intelligence in support of the UK's national security.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsPtoVW7X3g
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Re: In the Service of Her Majesty Group Build - Inspiration Thread
« Reply #24 on: September 22, 2022, 11:04:07 PM »
Quote from: GTX_Admin on September 13, 2022, 01:57:23 AM



Unfortunately, it appears that this picture is fake . . .   :(    ::)


https://fullfact.org/online/queen-in-spitfire-plane-pilot/


but a good What-If, nonetheless.




cheers,
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